The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-02-17
Daily Observations!

tendance is large, and the interest grea
... John d. Davis of Oak Hill, calle
to-day. -. Miss Cora Smith is considers
dangerously i'll to-day. Mrs. Frale
wife of Samuel Fraley, now in Jail, can
up on the Portsmouth Branch on yeste
day evening, on visit to her husban
-. An old friend, in conversation t,
day. told of strange joke played on a
old man named Wigdon, formerly resiG
ing near Monroe Furnace, some veal
ago. An old man named Lewis, KNOWN
Wigdon's faculty for coloring up an
story pertaining to his own experiences
drew him into conversation, and as tn
old gentleman enlarged upon the inc
dents of his life, Lewis noted down date
and so on. When Wigdon got through
Lewis asked, "How old are you?" "Thi1
ty-seven!" You're older than that
know just how old you are, fram the date
and incidents given" "Well, how old an
I?" "You're just four hundred and for
ty-nine!" That settled Wigdon for tina
time. Mrs Olive South talks of goine
to the West, perhaps to Dakota. .....A
recent issue of Waverly paper stated
that "Dr Walker" who used to reside
here, was in Jail at Chillicothe for some
drunken scrape. The Doctor is what the
boys would call ga daisy. Emory
Arthur came home yesterday from Day
ton. He is now employed in the c., FL. &
d. freight depot at Dayton, and he came
over the narrow-gauge by way of Coalton
They are laying third raid, but will soon
have regular broad-gauge road of it
Emory's wife has been sick for some time
at the home of her parents in this place.
......Jos. Shropshire has been working
for day at the big frame house of Mr..
Lowenstein, the one formerly owned by
Mrs. Price.
THURsDAY.-Another big rain and
creek high. Clyde Reed came from
Columbus. 49,. Andrew Henson led the
meeting at M. E. Church this morning
and good meeting they had, too......
The robins put in an appearance to-day.
and Spring is certainly coming. -. An
old friend tells of a somewhat eccentric
person named Van Duzen, who formerly
lived in Jefferson township. He was a
firm believer in the grounding weather
prophecy. One gloomy February the
neighbors began twitting the old gentle
man about the probable failure of the
pig to see his shadow, and sure enough,
on the second, the sun failed to pierce the
clouds. The theory then was that warm
weather would come right away. But
cold wave set in. WELL" sadly remarked
the old man, "this is the first time
the grounding ever lied to me. but I'll
never believe him again" Such was the
case, for the old man died before the next
grounding day." But that ground
hog goes right on lying, needless of flight
of time or the ravages of death. AT
the new Gray building, posts were set
around the corner to keep teams from
running into the windows. But the pro-
lection was the damage, as it proved.
Some boys, shortly after the planting of
the posts, began playing about them, got
into quarrel, one threw rock at an
other, and cracked the window. "A
Broadway Street butcher a few days ago
shouldered and carried a hog weighing
some three hundred and thirty pounds,
and offered to wager ten dollars that he
could carry it to the depot.
FRIDAY.-Last night number of chill
dren, with couple of women were pass
ing along Main street, near the First Ma
tional Dank, when little boy named
Lego, who was walking carelessly, not
noticing where he was going, walked into
the stairway leading to the basement un-
dor To foil o1oa To fho
bottom. He was found, head downward,
and picked up, but fortunately, and won
derfully, he was not seriously hurt. Chill
dren should be very careful while on the
street, as there are numerous places that
are dangerous if not noticed. 49,. Mr..
Abram Edwards, of Centreville, Gallia
County, called to-day. .....M Mrs. Grace is
suffering from severe cold. Hugh
Williams led the meeting at M. E. Church
this morning. Hugh says he came near
being cut down in his youth this morn
pg, by large bulletin board which blew
down just as he had passed it. -. Some
of the old silver poplars on Broadway are
swaying in the wind as though about
ready to topple over. And it would be a
good thing for the town if they did go
over -. 1t will be well for Jackson if
the religious and moral sentiment now
fiourishing here be cultivated and perpet-
uated. Everything in the spiritual field
looks hopeful and bright. .... A railroad
er named David Charles was killed at
Glen Roy to-day. He was hard of hear
ing, and was upon the track when the
train backed on him, fatally injuring him.
......M Maj. Ball did not arrive to-day to
present the colors to the Salvation Army
Post. Capt. Hill came, and there was
fair attendance at Jones Hall.
Observation-Disclosures cold spell. go.
G. w. Schellenger, of Franklin Township,
called. An old man named Hill, from
Jackson Township, was brought in to-day
and taken before the Probate Court on
charge of lunacy Mrs. Mary Chris
tian, of Wheldon, was brought in and
taken before the Probate Judge, as an in
sane person. In her peculiar condition
that officer thought it best to get rid of
her as soon as possible, and she was sent
to the Infirmary, until such time as she
could be safely brought in. DR.. Richards
and Ira Miller brought her in. She had
to be carried. This lady was once con-
fined in the Scioto County Infrmary, we
believe because, of insanity. AT the
meeting at the M. E. Church this morn
ing, Philip P. Price led There was a
wonderfully good time, everybody prayed,
and talked and sang. 1t was one of the
best meetings of the series. 49,. Theodore
Grose has sold one of his horses to S. M.
Lake. Mr.. Lake will remove to his farm
in the Spring. Mr.. Grose will use Mr..
Lakes field near Huron Furnace as a
pasture go. Mr.. e. w. Rice is trying an
old-fashioned remedy for rheumatism. 1t
is by wrapping the affected part
with moss and sweating. This
old remedy was quite popular
with some of the old-time doctors, and in